Trackside with Erik and Mike Vol. 55

[LVJJJ]

Gotta go with UP, plus Mike's photo is "cleaner."  some of the cars in Erik's photo don't match, can't have that!  Larry in Blaine WA (sunny today, yea).

[blhanel]

I'm afraid I have to agree with Chris here- too many distractions in Bergie's shot.  Mike's is really clean!

[CopCarSS]

Hmmmmm...some similar shots this week. I think I like Mike's slightly better. The telephoto compression of Bergie's shot is fun, but the I don't like the shadow on the left side of the loco nose, and I think I would have liked a trifle more room in front of the loco for some reason. Also, I'm not a big fan of shots that cut-off the train at the edge of the frame, unless they absolutely have to.

The curve at the very end of the train, and it's disappearance into foliage rather than the edge of the frame of Mike's shot is slightly more aesthetically appealing, at least to me.

Great shots as always though, guys. Thanks for sharing!

[Bergie]

I just posted the latest installment of Trackside with Erik and Mike in our new section within the Railroad Reference area of TrainsMag.com. That's right, we now have our very own corner of the Trains magazine site.

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Thanks, Erik